When Song Qingshu emerged from the cave, a red sun was rising over the horizon. Breathing in the fresh mountain air, he felt his spirits lift.
"A new day is wonderful!"
Song Qingshu stretched lazily. He had been certain to die last night, yet by a stroke of fortune, he had survived. The Golden Wave Poison Flower within him had temporarily fallen dormant as well. Though he still could not use his inner strength, he did not care all that much.
He was an optimistic man. As long as he was alive, there were endless possibilities.
At this moment, Song Qingshu deliberately did not conceal his whereabouts—not because he had grown careless, but because there was no longer any need to hide.
He was not appearing in his original guise. Instead, he had changed into Xiong Da's clothes and disguised himself as Xiong Da. He knew that, with Xiaolongnü's lightness skill, she should not encounter any danger. On the other hand, if he continued hiding in the cave and someone else found it, he might not be lucky enough to escape alive again. He might as well disguise himself as Xiong Da. Soldiers searching the mountain were everywhere now; once he blended into the crowd, he would be like a fish in the sea. How could anyone find him?
He casually buried Xiong Er and Xiong San's corpses in a patch of dirt and even put up a makeshift gravestone. Xiong Da's body, meanwhile, was turned into a pool of bloody water with Corpse Dissolving Powder. This way, even if someone discovered something later, Song Qingshu's current identity would not be exposed.
However, he did not remain near the cave. He chose to head straight down the mountain, worried that being spotted nearby would arouse suspicion. With everything as it